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July 23, 2020 By cs

Cutting Chinese suppliers from government supply chains will cost billions every year

Prospective contractors are invited to comment on how much it might cost them.
Click on image above to see Federal Register notice.

Implementation of a rule barring federal agencies from entering into contracts with entities that use equipment from a selection of Chinese telecommunications and surveillance companies is expected to cost the government $11 billion in year one, and just over $2 billion each subsequent year, according to an action published in the Federal Register on July 14th.

The Federal Register action details an interim rule from the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and NASA to implement the second part of section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019.

Starting Aug. 13., Contracting Officers will include provisions in their solicitations that prohibit contractors from using the covered equipment and require bidders to state whether they do.  Agency leaders can issue waivers in the case of emergencies, or other conditions, under the interim rule.

Covered equipment and services refer to those provided by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company or Dahua Technology Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of those entities.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/07/cutting-chinese-suppliers-government-supply-chains-will-cost-billions-every-year/166846/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition workforce, China, Chinese firms, DoD, FAR, FAR Council, Federal Register, GSA, interim rule, NASA, NDAA, public comment, supply chain, supply chain management, supply chain security, telecommunications

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